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Very nice
The author's list of what constitutes the 100 greatest cars is pretty sound but there are many others that would equally deserve a place; however you can't put everything in and still have a book that will sell for an economic price. Most of the photos are superb but there are a few that are disappointing such as the Thunderbird pics or the VW Beetle at the end. The photo of the Cisitalia has the rear cropped off, ouch. The portrait photos are mostly full page and fortunately the publisher has avoided the trap of spreading them across the gutter and eliminating details in the middle, with a few exceptions. Overall it's a lovely book and if you like classic cars you are certain to treasure it.
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Amazingly [bad]
I'm not going to post demerits on this book for the models it didn't include, because no book could ever be perfect on that score. I'm not going to knock it too hard on its pathetic lack of technical detail, either, since that's not what this book is about. However, I am bothered by the small number of photos. Each car gets at least one exterior photo, so if you think the 'art' of the automobile is limited to its exterior appearance, you might be satisfied with this book. I don't think so and I'm not satisfied. There is an incredible dearth of interior photos, for example, and since there's a great deal of art involved with interior design, I feel that I'm missing half the story on most of the cars included. Also, you're lucky to get more than one exterior angle on any of these cars.In summary, what's there is okay for the most part, though only a few of the photos are especially inspiring; it's what's not there that bothers me. In the end, this is just another overpriced tabletop book.
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Cars can be beautiful
I'm not particularly a car aficionado (cars for me are something to get me where I'm going and as a last resort, at that), but this book could almost change my mind. Adler picks out what he considers to be the 100 greatest cars of all time, lovingly photographs them, and provides some background on how they came to be. There's an intriguing assortment here. Some cars are veritable icons (we all know what they look like): the 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz with its enormous fins, the 1963 Corvette, the Porsche 911, the original Volkswagen Beetle. Others, like the Alfa Romeo BAT 5 are exotic and tend to remind one of the Batmobile. Still others exemplify a type: the Ferrari 250 GTO as the quintessential sportscar, the classic Bentleys with their running boards, the bathtub styling of the 50's Hudsons, and so on.It makes one realize how beautiful a car can be and regret that so many modern cars are little more than aerodynamic boxes with wheels.
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